Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1668
The conditions for the negotiations are not complicated, and they were already mentioned last year.

The Persians also know that one side of the negotiation will always put forward too many unacceptable conditions first, and when it is finally implemented, both parties often take a step back.The conditions that were once unacceptable no longer seem to be so obtrusive.

Shao Shude put forward six requirements last year, and the Persians could not accept any of them at that time.But after the battle in the Alai Valley, their position has loosened——

It seemed that Samani could be put to death. Although it was a bit embarrassing, this man was not inescapable.He fled because of the internal strife in the Persian royal family back then, so it can be said that he was alone.Although Bukhara allowed him to return to Bukhara for various reasons, and even granted him a position, he can be abandoned at critical moments, as long as there are good reasons.

This is the sorrow of "little people", there is no way.

It is unacceptable to quit sweating anyway.Although everyone in Persia knew that if the fight continued like this, this place would be lost sooner or later.What's more, Pull Khan's half has been destroyed, and the western half has no profit at all, or even a loss.But how to put it, as Tamm said privately, veiled: "We also have dignity..."

Yes, stuck here on "dignity".

Some big figures didn't want to give up such a fertile land, and didn't want to be judged by the church and nobles, so they didn't give authorization.

But he also knew that for the Xia people, this was the key to the success of the negotiation, so he agreed to deal with it vaguely, that is, he said one thing and actually did another.

As for the third article, it is even more impossible to give Safar Persia a complete independent status.The enmity between Saman Persia and Safar Persia is difficult for outsiders to understand.To put it bluntly, the Persian monarchs and ministers would rather make concessions in other areas than completely eliminate the Safar family, or even make them a vassal.

The representative of Daxia, led by Secretary Supervisor Lu Siye and assisted by Honglu Temple, talked with the Persian envoy for half a day, and reached such a consensus.

Shao Shude didn't show up, but fried fish with the guards in the garden.

"I'm thinking about it, let's talk about it in Shule." Shao Shude skillfully put a salmon on the dinner plate, and said without looking back: "Look at this, we won't be able to talk about anything for a while, back and forth It’s troublesome to run back, so why not just talk in Shule, or discuss it in battle. After the talk comes up with something, I’ll report it to you for a decision.”

"Follow the order." Lu Siye replied.

"Lu Qing is also hungry, let's go after eating the fish." Shao Shude pointed to the fried fish on the desk and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty Long En." Lu Siye was no longer surprised.

The sage loves to hunt. After hunting the prey, he sits on the ground with the warriors, cuts the meat, cooks it, grills it, and shares it with everyone.

Of course, even if you are used to it, there are still very few people who cook meat and fry fish for the courtiers and share the food together, and most of them appear on the founding king.

The founding king was more like a human being, with more human anger, emotions, sorrows and joys.

A king who has been in peace for a long time is more like a god, and more unpredictable, making it difficult for people to fathom.

I was able to write on the memorial, "What a lot of things you have to do!", "Take his father! Call his mother!" Such comments full of strong personal emotions, showing his feelings unabashedly.

A hundred years later, the emperor will probably become more and more stingy in expressing his feelings, making his courtiers feel as if they are with the emperor like a tiger.

Lu Siye knew very well which one he met was a blessing for his subjects.

"What's the attitude of the Persians?" Shao Shude asked.

"They are a little worried and seem to be eager for success." Lu Siye replied.

"Of course." Shao Shude smiled and said, "If you don't rush for success, you can't send envoys for two consecutive years. If you don't rush for success, you won't use such a clumsy scheme as Zheng Guoqu."

"Your Majesty Shengming."

Shao Shude automatically filtered this sentence, and said again: "The Persians are actually inclined to give up pulling sweat, but they will not admit it publicly, they will not put it on paper, they will only do it. To put it bluntly, they are just deceiving themselves and others." .”

In Shao Shude's view, this is just a "forced respect" by the Persians.

What else can you do when it is difficult to win militarily?The reason why he didn't want to give up was because the Pyongyang area of ​​Rahan was fertile and there was no shortage of water. It was a good farming area.In addition, it is closer to Shash and Samarkand, which threatens the important cities of Persia, so I dare not give up easily.

"They want to be vague on the issue of Bahana, so let's be vague. Anyway, we are not the ones who suffer." Shao Shude said: "Talk to them in the afternoon, don't mention this, just make it clear."

"The minister obeys the order."

"The issue of Safar Persia can be compromised." Shao Shude said again: "People in this country have not sent envoys to see me. No one knows what is going on in the country, and it may be the end of the road. Here is a concession. Coaxing the Persians to be happy can also test out where their real bottom line is. For other things, keep talking and don’t make concessions. If there is no agreement, I will let the forbidden army negotiate.”

Just like the negotiation rules that Shao Shude explained to Lu Siye, before the Persian envoy set off, the middle school must have also explained to him the bottom line, that is, what can be compromised and what cannot be compromised.After clarifying the bottom line, the envoy will use various means to strive for his own interests as much as possible within this scope.

This is the origin of the plenipotentiary envoy. He really has the right to promise something and refuse any conditions.

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Negotiations continued in the afternoon, and Shao Shude took a test ride on the horse brought by the Persians in the open space outside the Hehuan Hall.

Arabian horses, they were so hard to find back then, no one was willing to bring them here.Even if he met a few businessmen who were open to money and were willing to take horses eastward, they were blocked by Gaochang.

But who would have thought that Shao Shude, who had used so many tricks such as entrusting and offering rewards without even seeing a horse hair, would get what he wanted after brazenly launching a war.It was not one or two horses, but fifty horses, which made him quite speechless.

Arabian horses are typical hot-blooded horses.

The so-called hot-blooded horse refers to the character of the horse, which is characterized by a strong reaction to external stimuli, a strong temperament, rebelliousness, and fast running speed.

In contrast, cold-blooded horses are insensitive to the external environment and stimuli, have a mild temper, are generally taller and stronger, and are willing to do hard work.

The iron horse bred by Sinong Temple is a typical cold-blooded horse.

The horses that charged into battle during the Western Expedition were undoubtedly passionate horses.

Crossbreeding a cold-blooded horse with a warm-blooded horse may result in a warm-blooded horse.

The body shape of warm-blooded horses is between the two, and their temperament is milder than that of hot-blooded horses, and violent than that of cold-blooded horses, which is also in between.

If you breed well, theoretically, you can breed a warm-blooded horse with both the athletic ability of a warm-blooded horse and the tall body of a cold-blooded horse, with a more peaceful personality.

The batch of Arabian horses brought by the Persians actually helped a lot.The breeding of high-standard warm-blooded horses in Daxia is about to be put on the agenda.

Of course, the help brought by the Persians is more than that.

The biggest gain is knowledge, but it requires some skills.

In the evening, the negotiations came to an end, and Shao Shude summoned Tam in the garden.

He is very interested in this person, because he has a sharp mind, speaks well, and is very good, so he doesn't mind chatting with him more.

"Your Majesty is asking too much." Tam complained as soon as they met.

After listening to the translation, Shao Shude laughed and said, "Actually, I didn't intend to be hostile to Persia."

Tam was a little surprised and asked, "Then, the five-year-long war stemmed from the Kalasha coup?"

"It can be said to be the direct cause, but not all of them." Shao Shude said.

"Your Majesty is very frank," said Tamm.

"I just said that I don't want to be hostile to Persia." Shao Shude emphasized it again, and continued: "It's just that your country's attitude is really aggressive, and I need to show my position, so the war broke out."

Tam was speechless.

Over the past two years, he has learned some history.

According to historical records, at the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Chinese army (the original word was "Qin") had already entered Bahana.But the Chinese at that time were relatively clumsy, and they foolishly traveled a distance of one thousand Falsah from their own hinterland to transfer food, so the battle could not last long, and the cost was very high.

By the Tang Dynasty, the Chinese were much smarter.

They learned the way of grassland shepherds' use of troops, no longer solely relying on the grain transported from the rear, and at the same time actively wooed border tribes, and even hired Turkic people. Therefore, for as long as a hundred years, they fought twice in three days, and the continuity was very strong.

Once there was a man named Gao Xianzhi who gathered [-] troops and conscripted [-] tribal troops. Within a few months, he suddenly appeared in Talas and shocked the cannibals.If it wasn't for the fact that there happened to be a large army squadron going to the north to suppress the rebellion, if they passed by Talas, they would have succeeded.

The logistics of the Chinese has been greatly improved, and they are now more like grassland tribes.

"I'm telling the truth." Shao Shude said again: "I'm very happy to see a splendid civilization appear on the border, exchanging needs and promoting each other. We have places where we are leading and places where we are lagging behind. The same is true for you. .Sit down and talk to each other, won't you?"

"But the premise of communication is war?" Tamm demanded.

"We can't talk about war." Shao Shude laughed and said: "I never send only such a small number of troops in war. There are more than 40 forbidden troops in Daxia, and even if you only send half of them, you can't stand it. Now there are only 4 to [-] troops in the army." To deal with you, let’s not talk about the scale.”

Tam wasn't going to argue over the issue.

40 Gulam, how much food will be consumed?You can't afford it. 4 people is probably the limit, and there can be no more.

"How does His Majesty plan to end the war?" Tamm asked.

"Isn't the negotiation in the afternoon very clear? After listening to the report, the results are gratifying." Shao Shude said: "Your country has agreed not to take the initiative to preach, which is very good. The princes and nobles of Tocharistan choose their own beliefs, which is also true. Very good. Presumably you also know that some princes are willing to submit to Daxia. It is very bad that you are unwilling to respond directly to this matter. Of course, this matter can be discussed later. Talas was originally the territory of the Camel King, and it has been more than 20 years It was invaded and occupied by you before, and now you are willing to return it. I am very pleased to hear that it is much closer to peace."

"Your Majesty, we did not agree to withdraw from Talas." Tam couldn't help correcting.

"I understand." Shao Shude turned around, looked at Tam seriously, and said.

Tam felt ashamed.

The Supreme Emperor really understood.Some things can be done, but they must not be said, let alone written.

"So, there is hope for peace soon, isn't it?" Shao Shude laughed.

Tam sighed, not knowing what to say.

"I heard that many scholars in Persia were persecuted by the Creator..." Shao Shude said.

"Nothing!" Tam said loudly with a straight face.

"Do you believe in the Creator?" Shao Shude asked.

"of course."

"But some people don't believe it."

"Who?"

"The Caliph of Baghdad didn't believe it, and neither did many nobles."

"How is that possible? They donate money and materials to the church every year." Tam retorted.

"The Taibite you mentioned the day before yesterday was convicted by the religious court. After he fled, who sheltered him?" Shao Shude asked.

"caliph……"

"There are so many heretics and heretics who have been tried and convicted in the Palace of Wisdom, who is protecting them?"

"caliph……"

"Among the entourages and advisors around the nobles, are there escaped 'criminals'?"

"Have……"

"That's right." Shao Shude laughed loudly, and finally gave another crit: "Although I haven't seen it with my own eyes, I can be sure that the Caliph drank secretly."

Tam was speechless.

In fact, it is not only the caliphate, a large number of high-ranking nobles do not abide by the rules and regulations.It seems that the higher the level, the less they believe in these things.

"They can shelter scholars, so can I." Shao Shude said: "Besides, the caliphate sometimes cannot openly oppose the church, but I don't have this kind of trouble. If you—Tam, are willing to offer political asylum, I can do it without I hesitate to take you in."

"No need..." Tam's mental state was a bit bad, and the shock was too great.

"I'll say it again." Shao Shude patted Tam on the shoulder and said, "I am willing to live in peace with Persia and communicate with each other. I am always willing to shelter the scholars who are persecuted by the Temple of the Creator and give them funding so that they can study happily." Academic research. You can go back and publicize this point, here, I only pursue the truth, regardless of other things."

Tam didn't speak.

"Haha." Shao Shude looked at him and said, "Take a good rest tomorrow. There aren't many differences, so let's talk slowly. By the way, let's wait for the messenger to send back the news. By the way, if this one is not satisfied, the war will still continue."

Tam was numb and didn't want to say anything more.

He just wants to be alone now, and then write a book to soothe his emotions.

Yes, only when he is writing a book can he allow himself to be truly relaxed—spiritually relaxed.

It is becoming more and more difficult to see the true face of the Supreme Emperor.

Tamm was even more worried about whether many things could be written into the book.If he continues writing like this, he will also be judged...

(End of this chapter)